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I am so blessed.

After work, I drove almost an hour to West LA to meet up with an old Mt. Sac friend who recently got into Stanford. I haven’t seen her in a while and was always reluctant to meet up with her often since she’s moved out there near UCLA since it’s so far ESPECIALLY now that I work. But, today, we planned to meet. I’m so glad we did though. There’s always something refreshing about meeting up with old friends and chatting. We had some delicious and cheap sushi from Sushi Stop and then Green Tea Shaved Snow from Blockheads. We then walked around the Japanese filled area and shop around. I bought double eyelid glue for $2.69! So cheap!! :D hahhah wanted to try it out.

Anyways, why am I blessed? 

I am blessed because I have a job, a good family, great friends, an adorable dog, a house, and millions of other reasons why, but I think most importantly, I’m blessed because I’m filled with JOY! Joy from within. Joy from knowing Christ and choosing to draw near to Him. It’s so awesome that the closer you draw near to God, the more you are changed. 

after spending time at PIHOP (pasadena international house of prayer) and receiving the Word, came home to watch Captain America with bro. movie nights with the brother are one of my favorite ways to spend my weekend evenings. lol. anyways, Captain America was so epic! He’s definitely my favorite superhero out of all the Avengers…my least favorite would probably be Thor. lol the movie was soo good! Chris Evans is SO buff…never seen man pecks as big as his O_O I think they’re bigger than my boobs lol. anyhow, totally should have waited until AFTER i finished watching all the Avenger individual movies before actually watching the Avengers because now i just wanna watch it again! hahaha

1. got my Disney annual pass. next up…gettin my official mouse ears!

2. been praying for God to give me an opportunity to use my gift of translating for Him again and He did. =D apparently, someone at church was praying for someone to help with translating…she said she kept seeing my face, but was too shy to ask! As she was thinking about it yesterday again, I “coincidentally” was looking at her and walked towards her (actually I had to ask her something as well) and before I could speak, she asked me! Romans 8:28 for sure.

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When I was on my OB/GYN rotation 3rd year, I had a post partum patient who was in the ICU. She went nuts on some people, went in to early labor, and then went into a coma. No one really knew what was wrong with her. She had been tested for and had ruled out nearly everything, and her doctors were still stumped.

She had very little family and no one ever came to visit her. As a result of her frequent fevers, developing C/S wound infection, and profuse sweating, she smelled pretty sour. Her hair hadn’t been washed or combed in quite some time. Her smell plus her contact precautions status made it so that people only went in her room if they absolutely had to. 

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This is what I aspire to be. No, not a doctor in particular since I’m looking more into PA now, but someone who is capable of this kind of empathy for others.

One thing I have to work on is conformity to the world. The Bible tells us that as Christians, we should be IN the world, but not to conform to the world. Let me tell you though, it’s SO HARD. Especially when it seems to be “normal” for people our age. 

I’ve realized that a lot of “normal” things that people my age do are actually things that cause me to stumble along my Christian walk. I find myself conforming to what others are doing and not particularly setting the best Christ-like example for my friends around me. 

Ultimately, my goal in life is not to be successful and LIVE IT UP, because honestly, at the end of the day, at the end of your life…what does success matter? When you’re dead, no one will care, or maybe they will, but it won’t matter really. What matters is where you are AFTER your life on Earth. There is LIFE after death. 

Many non-Christians are angry at Christians for forcing their beliefs on others. However, what they don’t realize is HOW MUCH they mean to the Christian for them to be putting themselves out there to share what they strongly feel with you. It’s out of love that we share the Gospel. It’s out of LOVE for our savior Jesus who sacrificed Himself for us so that we may have eternal life in heaven. It’s also out of love for the person we are sharing it to because ultimately, we are sharing it NOT because we want them to be like us, but because we want them to experience the same joy and love we are. 

My life goal is to be able to share the gospel through my actions. I hope that my friends will be able to see Jesus through their interactions with me. I pray that I will live a life that reflects Him. 

So dear friend, when I talk about Jesus, please know that it is because you are DEAR to my heart. Those who do not accept Christ perish for eternity, and because you mean SO MUCH to me, I really don’t want you to experience that. I love you and I want to share my greatest gift with you—Jesus.

So, in a whirlwind of events that literally started happening…at least for me…in hours time, our house is now empty…sort of.

Aside from some little stuff yet to pack, everything else is pretty much in the new house. 

How do I feel about this….

Well, for one, I’m tired…though I just woke up from a rather uncomfortable nap no thanks to Wawa stepping on me. But, this was my fault. Instead of sleeping early, I chose to do my nails (which are now a LOVELY Tiffany’s green!), and watch Mad Men for the first time! Anyhow, I ended up sleeping at 3:30am. omg. 

Mother barges in LOUDLY yelling and screaming (okay maybe not, but this is my description of her in the morning) at me to wake up and finish packing at the ungodly hour of 7am on a Saturday. omg. 

Anyhow, on a serious note, I do feel very sad/don’t wanna leave-ish about my move. It’s so sudden! I’ve lived here since I was 8! :( But, at the same time, I’m excited for my new, though smaller, house! =) I’m excited to finally decorate my room nicely.

On Monday, I start a new job too! Aside for the morning drive against traffic, I’m looking forward to a job with more stable hours. I did enjoy my tutoring hours though..I was able to work out in the mornings. Anyhow, I’m thinking of getting a gym membership since my mom doesn’t allow me to run outside during the evenings. Gotta work out again and get ready for summer!